"At last! Beyond the movie! Beyond the galaxy!"

In 1977, those words atop the cover of issue 7 of the Marvel Comics Group's' Star Wars series announced the beginning of what became known as the Expanded Universe. Over the next nine years, Marvel produced scores of tales, which explored a galaxy only glimpsed in the movies. Even as these adventures pass into the stuff of Legends, there remain many thrilling and exciting stories worthy of the Star Wars name to be found under the Marvel banner.

This web page is a tribute to both Marvel's original Star Wars series and West End Games' Star Wars Roleplaying Game. On these pages you'll find RPG stats for some of the people, places and things featured in Marvel's series. In addition, I've included other goodies designed for my own Star Wars game and a brief introduction to a few of the characters who populate the campaign.

I've designed these pages to be a showcase for my artwork, and I hope you'll take a moment to check out the original illustrations that I created for each entry.

I would also like to extend a hearty "Yub! Nub!" to the contributors who have kindly written entries for these pages: Jeff Boivin, Kevin Dole, Gavin Downing and RB Harris.

The page was brought to life on December 5, 1996

and celebrated its silver anniversary on December 5, 2021!

What's New: Updated one of the original illustrations of this page: The Alderaan Factor!

A Note on Context: A lot has changed since this website launched. Back then, the old Marvel series had not been included into the burgeoning Expanded Universe. Over the years, much more clever and dedicated creators than me ably handled the herculean task of integrating Jaxxon and Fenn and Dani into the both the former and current continuities. My goal has always been to accept the stories on their own terms so I had little interest in retro-fitting my entries to conform to the official canon that developed over the vast array of books, comics, games and movies no matter how out of sync my interpretations became, and, boy, did they ever! This site isn’t about treating those old comics as a series of historical documents; instead I just want to tell those stories about what happened and hopefully pass on the charm and good will I still hold for the best of them. These comics are currently available in both print and digital formats. I do believe that many of those four color classics will entertain Star Wars fans of any age.

Selections from:

An Unofficial Marvel Comics Sourcebook
From Star Wars to The Empire Strikes Back

From The Empire Strikes Back to Return of the Jedi

Beyond Return of the Jedi

Appendices

The Homebrew Section

Guns, gadgets and gear inspired by my own Star Wars RPG campaign.

Blaster-B - A double barrel blaster pistol.

Implodron Gun - A exotic and powerful energy pistol.

Para-Sonar Pistol - An ultrasonic beam shootin' stun pistol.

SW-APE - A compact, but high-powered blaster rifle.

Dartalon's Combat Armor - Battle dress for the bounty hunter on the go!

Second Skin Armor - Simply put: bullet-proof long-johns.

Geeves the Droid - A droid who doesn't mind doing the dirty work.

Sidewinder Motorcycle - A motorcycle inspired by Kaneda's ride from Akira.

Zephyr Speeder Bike - A stylish and nimble air scooter.

Stats and deck plans for five light freighters.

Meet the Gang - An illustrated introduction to some of the characters from my own SW-RPG campaign.